Long-Form Generation › Putting It All Together: A Complete Pipeline
Michael BrenndoerferMarch 28, 20263 min read
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Combining outline generation, hierarchical decomposition, entity tracking, and post-hoc consistency checking yields a complete long-form generation pipeline. The following shows how these components fit together:
In[2]:
Codedef long_form_generation_pipeline(
topic: str,
audience: str,
required_topics: list,
words_per_section: int = 500,
) -> dict:
"""
Full long-form generation pipeline:
1. Generate outline
2. Initialize entity registry
3. Generate each section with outline + prior context
4. Add transitions between sections
5. Evaluate coverage and coherence
Returns structured document with metadata.
"""
# Stage 1: Generate outline
outline = generate_outline(
topic, f"{len(required_topics) * words_per_section} words", audience
)
# Stage 2: Initialize tracking structures
document_plan = DocumentPlan(
topic=topic, thesis=f"Comprehensive coverage of {topic}"
)
registry = EntityRegistry()
# Stage 3: Generate sections
generated_sections = []
previous_sections = []
for i, section_title in enumerate(required_topics):
section_content = generate_section(
outline=outline,
section_title=section_title,
section_index=i + 1,
previous_sections=previous_sections,
words_per_section=words_per_section,
)
# Add transition if not first section
if i > 0 and previous_sections:
last_paragraph = previous_sections[-1].split("\n")[-1]
transition = generate_transition(
last_paragraph, section_title, f"Cover {section_title}"
)
section_content = transition + "\n\n" + section_content
generated_sections.append(section_content)
previous_sections.append(section_content)
# Stage 4: Assemble and evaluate
full_text = "\n\n".join(generated_sections)
coverage = compute_topic_coverage(full_text, required_topics)
coherence = compute_entity_transition_score(full_text)
consistency_issues = check_numerical_consistency(full_text)
return {
"text": full_text,
"sections": generated_sections,
"coverage": coverage,
"coherence_score": coherence,
"consistency_issues": len(consistency_issues),
"word_count": len(full_text.split()),
}Out[24]:
ConsoleLong-Form Generation Pipeline:
Stage 1: Outline generation
-> ~200 tokens of document structure created
Stage 2: Document plan + entity registry init
-> Hierarchical plan and entity tracking structures initialized
Stage 3: Section generation
-> Each section generated with outline + last 2 sections as context
Stage 4: Transition generation
-> Bridging sentences added at each section boundary
Stage 5: Coverage evaluation
-> Topic coverage ratio computed against required topic list
Stage 6: Coherence scoring
-> Entity transition score computed over full document
Stage 7: Consistency check
-> Numerical claims extracted and flagged for reviewThis pipeline makes the generation process systematic and auditable. At each stage, intermediate outputs can be inspected and corrected before proceeding to the next stage.
Key Parameters
The key parameters controlling the pipeline behavior are:
- words_per_section: Target word count per section. Higher values produce more detailed sections but consume more context window budget.
- prior_context_sections: Number of previously generated sections included as context. More context improves continuity but reduces token budget for new content.
- temperature: Controls generation randomness. Lower values (0.5-0.6) produce more consistent, predictable text; higher values (0.7-0.9) produce more creative variation.
- threshold (coverage): Minimum keyword match ratio to count a topic as covered. A threshold of 0.6 means at least 60% of topic words must appear in the generated text.